User Manual
XProHeli Silk Gimbal
Silk Gimbal
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Supported Cameras
The Silk gimbal is capable of supporting any small DSLR camera in
the 300g to 850g weight range with a wide variety of lens
combinations.
When making a choice in lens size XProHeli recommends a wider
size lens to use with the Silk. Lens sizes from 12-14mm (pancake
style) up to a 20mm work very good with the Silk.
If you plan on running a camera with an adjustable zoom lens
make sure that you keep the zoom settings static while you
balance the camera and while you operate it on the Silk. The
movement of an auto zoom lens will alter the center of gravity of
the camera – so make sure you have it locked in place or set to
where you want it before setup. Making the proper adjustments to
the Silk to balance the camera is vital to good video capture
performance.
The preset power settings for the Silk work extremely well out of the
box for cameras in the 450-750 gram range. The software settings
for the Silk can be fine-tuned later, increasing the performance
even further. It is recommended to start with the provided settings
and work from there. The most common settings that people tend
to adjust is the follow mode speed values to either speed up or slow
down the reaction of the operating mode.
If desired, the Silk can even be setup to run lighter cameras such as
the GoPro Hero3 or Garmin Virb Elite. Note that these sub 100g
cameras require some counter weights (we typically use peel &
stick rim weights) to balance the roll and pitch axis.
Popular cameras compatible with Silk:
Sony NEX 5/7
Panasonic/Lumix GH4
Black Magic Pocket Cinema Camera
Sony A7
